Documentary | DVD | Study Guide Available
Director: Lise Yasui
Producers: Ann Tegnell, Lise Yasui
Ethnicity: Japanese
Subjects: Family, History, Japanese American Internment, Japanese American/Canadian Internment, Personal Stories
Silence – the stuff of assumptions and confusion – is a legacy inherited by many grandchildren of Japanese Americans interned during WWII. Shortly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Masuo Yasui, a respected figure of Hood River Valley, Oregon was arrested by the FBI as a “potentially dangerous enemy alien.” In FAMILY GATHERING, Lise Yasui, a granddaughter that Masuo never knew, shows that courageous journeys into the past can bring greater understanding of family and personal history to the present.
A 30 minute version of the film is also available for $99. Please contact distribution@caamedia.org for more details.